Tied down: Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have finally sold the house for £11.5 million Dave Benett

Fifty Shades Of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson has sold her Primrose Hill home — for £4 million less than the original asking price.

The film-maker, 49, married to actor Aaron, 26, put the home on the market in 2013 for £15.5 million. The couple failed to strike a deal though and, after putting it on the rental market, relaunched it last year for £14 million.

A sale has now gone through on the property, with the new owner paying £11.5 million for it, according to the Land Registry. This is only slightly more than the £11.1 million that the director paid during the 2008 housing crash.

The property has six bedrooms, two reception rooms, a basement games room, a balcony and off-street parking for three cars.

It is more than six times the size of the average British home, with Knight Frank describing it as one of Primrose Hill’s “most iconic” houses, boasting “wonderful direct views” over the park.

Earlier this year, the Taylor-Johnsons rented the house out on an Airbnb-style website for £890 a night, prompting complaints from neighbour John McCririck, the former Channel 4 racing pundit, about people partying.

Despite the bumper reduction, the £11.5 million price makes it the second most expensive house bought in the NW1 postcode this year and the fourth biggest deal in the Camden borough, according to Land Registry data.

At more than £10 million, it is in the super prime market, which is showing “tentative signs” of recovering, according to Knight Frank.

The Taylor-Johnsons are among several A-listers who have struggled to sell homes in London over the past 18 months. Jamie Oliver twice reduced the asking price for his Primrose Hill house while Tom Conti has not found a buyer for his £15 million home. Noel Gallagher’s house has been on the market for more than a year.

The reason many estate agents are giving for the struggling market is the changes in 2014 to stamp duty at the high end.